power loomn.

Brit.

/ˈpaʊə luːm/, U.S.

/ˈpaʊ(ə)r ˌlum/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, loom n.¹

Etymology: < power n.¹ + loom n.¹

A weaving loom driven by mechanical power (such as water, steam, electricity) rather than by hand. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > operated in specific way

ox-loom1701

power loom1808

engine1676

power loom1808

damask loom1847

box loom1848

needleloom1867

fringe-loom1874

1808 J. Duncan Pract. & Descriptive Ess. Art of Weaving: Pt. II vi. 273 The chief working parts of the different power looms.

1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 95 A stoker to the power-loom in which are weaving the future destinies of mankind.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 259/1 Between 1785 and 1792 Cartwright matured his power-loom.

1941 J. Masefield In Mill 6 More than a hundred power-looms were in full work.

1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts xvi. 206 With the invention of the power-loom, in 1787, it became dominated by the machine.

1992 J. Rule Albion's People (BNC) 172 They became first the beneficiaries of factory-produced yarn,..then the victims of their own expansion in numbers and, ultimately, of the power loom.

Compounds

General attributive, as power-loom cloth, power-loom weaver, power-loom weaving, etc.

ΚΠ

1815 Times 22 Nov. 3/3 Messrs. Chadwick and Clogg's power loom weaving manufactory.

1850 Househ. Words 21 Dec. 303/2 A brisk power-loom weaver stepped forth.

1892 Daily News 13 Feb. 7/3 There is no change in the market for brown power-loom cloth.

1949 Econ. Hist. Rev. 1 118 The balance of power-loom weaving was moving to the north.

1996 Outlook (New Delhi) 28 Aug. 23/3 People, including powerloom workers, need to eat.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	power loom
释义	power loomn. Brit. /ˈpaʊə luːm/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)r ˌlum/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: power n.¹, loom n.¹ Etymology: < power n.¹ + loom n.¹ A weaving loom driven by mechanical power (such as water, steam, electricity) rather than by hand. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > operated in specific way ox-loom1701 power loom1808 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > loom > other types of loom engine1676 power loom1808 damask loom1847 box loom1848 needleloom1867 fringe-loom1874 1808 J. Duncan Pract. & Descriptive Ess. Art of Weaving: Pt. II vi. 273 The chief working parts of the different power looms. 1843 Ainsworth's Mag. 4 95 A stoker to the power-loom in which are weaving the future destinies of mankind. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 259/1 Between 1785 and 1792 Cartwright matured his power-loom. 1941 J. Masefield In Mill 6 More than a hundred power-looms were in full work. 1968 J. Arnold Shell Bk. Country Crafts xvi. 206 With the invention of the power-loom, in 1787, it became dominated by the machine. 1992 J. Rule Albion's People (BNC) 172 They became first the beneficiaries of factory-produced yarn,..then the victims of their own expansion in numbers and, ultimately, of the power loom. Compounds General attributive, as power-loom cloth, power-loom weaver, power-loom weaving, etc. ΚΠ 1815 Times 22 Nov. 3/3 Messrs. Chadwick and Clogg's power loom weaving manufactory. 1850 Househ. Words 21 Dec. 303/2 A brisk power-loom weaver stepped forth. 1892 Daily News 13 Feb. 7/3 There is no change in the market for brown power-loom cloth. 1949 Econ. Hist. Rev. 1 118 The balance of power-loom weaving was moving to the north. 1996 Outlook (New Delhi) 28 Aug. 23/3 People, including powerloom workers, need to eat. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas power loom Often with prefixed word indicating (a) the kind of material produced, as † linen loom, ribbon loom, †woollen loom, etc.; (b) the method of operation, as hand loom, power loom; (c) some particular form of construction, as circular loom, draw loom; (d) the inventor or improver, as Jacquard loom: for which see those words.extracted from loomn.¹ < n.1808 as lemmas
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power loomn.

Compounds

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